Chan Bahlum II
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K'inich Kan B'alam II, also (formerly) known as Chan Bahlum II (Serpent Jaguar), (May 23, 635 – February 20, 702) was king of the pre-Columbian
Maya
polity
of Baakal in the Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology
, based around the ceremonial center and city now known as the Maya archaeological site of Palenque
.
Kan B'alam took the throne on January 10, 684, several months after the death of his father and predecessor, Pacal the Great
.
He continued the ambitious project of adorning Palenque with fine art and architecture begun by his father.
He was succeeded by his younger brother, K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II
.
Pre-Columbian
The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...
Maya
Maya civilization
The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...
polity
Polity
Polity is a form of government Aristotle developed in his search for a government that could be most easily incorporated and used by the largest amount of people groups, or states...
of Baakal in the Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology
Mesoamerican chronology
Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian , the Archaic , the Preclassic , the Classic , and the Postclassic...
, based around the ceremonial center and city now known as the Maya archaeological site of Palenque
Palenque
Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD...
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Kan B'alam took the throne on January 10, 684, several months after the death of his father and predecessor, Pacal the Great
Pacal the Great
K'inich Janaab' Pakal was ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque in the Late Classic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology...
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He continued the ambitious project of adorning Palenque with fine art and architecture begun by his father.
He was succeeded by his younger brother, K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II
Kan Xul II
K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II , also known as Kan Xul II or K'an Hok' Chitam II, was a ruler of the Classic-era Maya civilization polity based at Palenque. He began his reign in 702 at the age of 57, succeeding upon the death of his elder brother K'inich Kan B'alam II...
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